Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of justice: blessed are all they that wait for him.
New American Standard Bible
And therefore He
For the Lord is a
How blessed are all those who
King James Version
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Holman Bible
and is rising up to show you compassion,
for the Lord is a just God.
All who wait patiently for Him are happy.
International Standard Version
"Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him."
A Conservative Version
And therefore LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you. And therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you. For LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
American Standard Version
And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
Amplified
Therefore the Lord waits [expectantly] and longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
Blessed (happy, fortunate) are all those who long for Him [since He will never fail them].
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the Lord will be waiting, so that he may be kind to you; and he will be lifted up, so that he may have mercy on you; for the Lord is a God of righteousness: there is a blessing on all whose hope is in him.
Darby Translation
And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he lift himself up, that he may have mercy upon you; for Jehovah is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Julia Smith Translation
And for this Jehovah will wait to compassionate you, and for this he will be lifted up to pity you, for Jehovah is a God of judgment: happy all they waiting for him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore Yahweh waits to be gracious [to] you, and therefore he will rise up to show you mercy, for Yahweh [is] a God of justice; blessed [are] all those who wait for him.
Modern King James verseion
And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yet standeth the LORD waiting, that he may have mercy upon you, and lifteth himself up, that he may receive you to grace. For the LORD God is righteous. Happy are all they that wait for him.
NET Bible
For this reason the Lord is ready to show you mercy; he sits on his throne, ready to have compassion on you. Indeed, the Lord is a just God; all who wait for him in faith will be blessed.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore the LORD will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
The Emphasized Bible
And, therefore, will Yahweh wait, That he may grant you favour, And, therefore, will he lift himself up, That he may show you compassion, - For A God of justice, is, Yahweh, How happy all they who are waiting for him
Webster
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
World English Bible
Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.
Youngs Literal Translation
And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment is Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.
Themes
Afflictions » Tempered with mercy
the Blessed » Who wait for the lord
Exaltation » The lord being exalted
divine Favour » Promised to saints
God » Favour of » Promised to saints
Longsuffering Of God » Exercised toward » His people
The judgment of babylon » The lord being a God of judgment
Waiting » Those that wait on the lord
Topics
Interlinear
Chanan
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 30:18
Prayers for Isaiah 30:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Will Show Mercy
17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall you flee: till you be left as a flagstaff upon the top of a mountain, and as a banner on a hill. 18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of justice: blessed are all they that wait for him. 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: you shall weep no more: he will be very gracious unto you at the sound of your cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer you.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Proverbs 16:20
He that handles a matter wisely shall find good: and whosoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.
Isaiah 25:9
And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
Isaiah 33:5
The LORD is exalted; for he dwells on high: he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
2 Peter 3:15
And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him has written unto you;
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
Psalm 34:8
O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusts in him.
Isaiah 5:16
But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in justice, and God who is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.
Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.
Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man that trusts in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are justice: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
1 Samuel 2:3
Talk no more so very proudly; let not arrogance come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Job 35:14
Although you say you shall not see him, yet justice is before him; therefore you must trust in him.
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalm 28:6-7
Blessed be the LORD, because he has heard the voice of my supplications.
Psalm 40:1-3
[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Psalm 46:10-11
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalm 62:1-2
[To the Chief Musician, to jeduthun. A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waits upon God: from him comes my salvation.
Psalm 62:5-8
My soul, wait you only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalm 76:5-10
The stouthearted are plundered, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might can lift their hands.
Psalm 84:12
O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusts in you.
Psalm 99:4
The king's strength also loves justice; you do establish equity, you execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Isaiah 18:4
For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will watch from my dwelling place like a clear heat in sunshine, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
Isaiah 26:7-8
The way of the just is uprightness: you, most upright, do smooth the path of the just.
Isaiah 33:10-12
Now will I rise, says the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.
Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Isaiah 42:1-4
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 42:14
I have long time held my peace; I have been still, and restrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the LORD.
Isaiah 57:17-18
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I angry, and struck him: I hid myself, and was angry, and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.
Jeremiah 10:24-25
O LORD, correct me, but with justice; not in your anger, lest you bring me to nothing.
Jeremiah 31:18-20
I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: restore me, and I shall return; for you are the LORD my God.
Lamentations 3:25-26
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeks him.
Hosea 2:14
Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.
Hosea 5:15-2
I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
Hosea 11:8-9
How shall I give you up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver you, Israel? how shall I make you as Admah? how shall I set you as Zeboiim? my heart is turned within me, my compassion is stirred.
Jonah 3:4-10
And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.
Micah 7:7-9
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Micah 7:18-20
Who is a God like unto you, who pardons iniquity, and passes by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retains not his anger forever, because he delights in mercy.
Malachi 2:17
You have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet you say, How have we wearied him? When you say, Every one that does evil is good in the sight of the LORD, and he delights in them; or, Where is the God of judgment?
Matthew 15:22-28
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same regions, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, you son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
Luke 2:25
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 15:20
And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luke 24:26-27
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
Acts 2:33-39
Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured forth this, which you now see and hear.
Acts 5:31
Him has God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Savior, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Romans 2:2-10
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them who commit such things.
Romans 5:20
Moreover the law entered, that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:
Romans 8:25-28
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Romans 9:22
What if God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction:
Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, in which he has made us accepted in the beloved.
Ephesians 1:8
Which he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
Ephesians 1:20-23
Which he performed in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
James 5:11
Behold, we count them happy who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very compassionate, and of tender mercy.
Romans 9:15-18
For he says to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.